Nissan Altima Complaints (2009)

1,601 consumer complaints on file.

#10724004May 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE WITH PUSH BUTTON START WOULD NOT TURN OVER AFTER 3HR STOP AND A LONG DRIVE PREVIOUS TO STOP. BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD, BUT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO JUMP START IT DID TURN OVER. THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL DRAW ON BATTERY DURING STOP EITHER. STOPPED AT NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK THE STARTING SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT NORMAL. SERVICE TECH RECALLED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL, AND SAID A BRAKE SWITCH AND SUB HARNESS ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT AT $800+ COST I DECLINED OFFER. PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY LATER AND AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM, BUT EVERY TIME I START IT I CROSS MY FINGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721359May 26, 2015
STEERING
MY SON WENT TO WORK AND WHEN HE GOT OFF OF WORK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THE MANAGER STATED "I SEE AT LEAST TWO OF THESE A WEEK EVERY WEEK FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM." IT WILL COST US $999.00 TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IS LAUGHABLE IF IT WEREN'T SO SAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721579May 26, 2015
STEERING
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT BRAND NEW. UNDER 36,000 THE MOTOR WAS CHANGED OUT, AROUND 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. GOOD TIMES. FRIDAY 5/22/15 WENT TO FRIENDS HOUSE AND WENT TO LEAVE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. CHECKED BATTERY AND FUSES AND THEN NOTICED A YELLOW KEY FLASHING IN GAUGE CLUSTER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT I SAW. DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO GET THE CAR TO START AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED FROM HELMET CA, TO ONTARIO CA 60+ MILES IN THE RAIN WITH MY WINDOWS DOWN. I COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOWS UP OR DO ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES UNLOCK AND LOCK THE DOORS. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT STILL DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WAS 3 MONTHS LATE FOR THIS WARRANTY AND I HAVE BEEN DENIED COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS THAT WILL COST MORE THAN A $1000 DOLLARS. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT RECALL THIS PROBLEM WITCH IS WIDE SPREAD. JUST GOOGLE IT AND THEY WILL SEE. WANT TO GET THE NEWS INVOLVED. TIRED OF BEING STRANDED BY NISSAN. NISSAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721142May 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASH BOARD MELTS, IT CREATES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE ON COMING TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717902May 21, 2015
STEERING
DROVE CAR TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM. REENTERED CAR 3 HRS LATER AND IT WOULDN'T START. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. REPLACED KEY BATTERIES BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WHICH WOULD COST $986.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717108May 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START AND BATTERY IS FINE. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT WITH 2009-2010 ALTIMA RELATED TO THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR AND HAPPENS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. APPARENTLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT DEEMED A "SAFETY ISSUE" THE NHTSA IS NOT MANDATING A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY DOG AND NIECE WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR AND WE COULD NOT OPEN IT BECAUSE THIS DEFECT SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. MAKE NISSAN REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716858May 16, 2015
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WENT OFF SIGNALING THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG. THE NEXT DAY, IT WENT OFF SIGNALING OR INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG, BUT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716392May 14, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716590May 14, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO SLAM ME WITH A $1100 REPAIR BILL. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2009, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SAID SPECIFIC PART ENDED FEB 2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716207May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND ELECTRONIC KEY WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) LIT. CAR WOULD NOT START AND LEFT STRANDED. RESORTED TO RAPPING ON THE ESCL BOX MOUNTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WORKS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF THE PART BUT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OR NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE NEED TO REPLACE THIS PART. MY WARRANTY FOR THIS PART EXPIRED IN OCTOBER 2014, BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN TO ME SINCE MY FIRST ISSUE WAS MAY 2015. NISSAN DEALER ESTIMATES $1016 TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716340May 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND SHINY IN CERTAIN PARTS AND IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE SUN BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM THE STICKINESS. THERE'S NOTHING TO WIPE. IT'S JUST STICKY, ANYTHING I PUT ON IT, WHETHER IT'S PAPER, CLOTH, ETC WILL JUST STICK AND NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715910May 12, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
AS MY FAMILY AND I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION APPEARED TO DECLINE OUT OF NO WHERE. EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN SPEED. IT MADE A WHINING NOISE AS WELL. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES THAT I CAN COUNT OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE NOR GET A CODE. SO MY ISSUE STILL EXISTS. IT ONLY HAPPENS ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS WHERE I DRIVE MORE THAN 40 MILES OR SO AT 75 MPH OR MORE, USUALLY 80MPH. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER SO I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND ONCE AGAIN THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. IT'S PRETTY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE BUT YOU CAN'T GET A RESOLUTION. LIKE I WOULD MAKE UP AN ISSUE TO PAY FOR, THAT'S DUMB! THEY WANT YOU TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZE NISSAN DEALER BUT WHAT GOOD DOES THAT DO WHEN THEY CAN'T FIND OR FIX THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715585May 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY DASH BEING VERY STICKY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN MY DASH DUE TO THE STICKINESS. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THERE IS DEFINITELY REASON FOR THE DASH TO BE FIXED AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY NISSAN OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715693May 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715335May 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO RUN IN TO THE STORE, GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714914May 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER STOPPING AT THE STORE MY CAR NO LONGER WOULD START. I LIVE IN TEXAS WHERE IT IS HOT, THIS IS A DANGER TO BE STUCK AND NO WAY TO FIX IT. THE KEY LIGHT POPPED ON. APPARENTLY AFTER RESEARCH IT IS NOTED NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. IF THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WHY NOT RECALL THE PART INSTEAD OF LEAVING MOTORIST STRANDED. IF THE PART MALFUNCTIONS THERE IS NO WAY TO MOVE THE CAR. I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT IS OK TO CHARGE 1200 DOLLARS KNOWING YOUR PART IS DEFECTIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714684May 5, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD IS MELTING CAUSING INTENSE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. FIRST NOTICED LAST SUMMER 2014 AND NOW THAT HOT WARM WEATHER HAS RETURNED 2015 IT IS GETTING WORSE! DASHBOARD IS STICKY/GUMMY. UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY DUE TO GLARE. IM AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. GLARE OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY. I HAVE ALWAYS USED A WINDSHIELD SUN SHADE DASHBOARD IS STILL HOT AND STICKY WHEN I RETURN TO MY CAR AND CHECK IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714393May 4, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT INSULATOR, STRUTS, BEARINGS AND CV BOOTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714521May 4, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT WILL NOT START AT ALL! MY KEY WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY, I HAD MY SISTER DROP OFF MY SPARE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CASE, IT WASN'T. COME TO FIND OUT THE ESCL SEEMS TO BE FAULTY AND IS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING UP. RIGHT NOW I'M WAITING ON THE DEALER TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, BEWARE NISSAN KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS BUT IS REFUSING TO DO A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714532May 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON MAY 1, 2015 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER. MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA'S ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) SYSTEM FAILED 4 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION EXPIRED.THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT ACCORDING TO NISSAN "HAPPENING TO ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES". IF THE NUMBER IS SO MINISCULE THEN WHY NOT ISSUE A RECALL?? I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD BE DEALING WITH IF I EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AWAY FROM HOME OR TRAVELING. I THANK GOD THAT MY FAMILY AND I WERE AT HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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